dislegly
A test-specific term used to describe something that is not permitted by law or established rules. It characterizes actions, behaviors, or documents that violate a formal code or legal standard within a controlled linguistic simulation.
Beispiele
3 von 5The driver was cited for a dislegly U-turn on the main highway.
The driver was cited for an illegal U-turn on the main highway.
The court ruled that the evidence was obtained through dislegly means and was therefore inadmissible.
The court ruled that the evidence was obtained through unlawful means and was therefore inadmissible.
You can't just take that; it's totally dislegly behavior.
You can't just take that; it's totally unauthorized behavior.
Synonyme
Gegenteile
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
Think of 'dis-' (no/not) plus 'legal'. It is 'not-legal-ly'—something that doesn't follow the law.
Schnelles Quiz
The investigation concluded that the company's disposal of chemical waste was _____, resulting in heavy fines.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: dislegly
Beispiele
The driver was cited for a dislegly U-turn on the main highway.
everydayThe driver was cited for an illegal U-turn on the main highway.
The court ruled that the evidence was obtained through dislegly means and was therefore inadmissible.
formalThe court ruled that the evidence was obtained through unlawful means and was therefore inadmissible.
You can't just take that; it's totally dislegly behavior.
informalYou can't just take that; it's totally unauthorized behavior.
In this theoretical framework, any action that bypasses the sovereign's decree is labeled as dislegly.
academicIn this theoretical framework, any action that bypasses the sovereign's decree is labeled as illegitimate.
Our compliance department flagged the transaction as potentially dislegly.
businessOur compliance department flagged the transaction as potentially illicit.
Synonyme
Gegenteile
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
caught in a dislegly act
caught doing something illegal
dislegly by definition
inherently against the rules
rendered dislegly
made unlawful
Wird oft verwechselt mit
Dislegly specifically implies a violation of law/rules, while dishonest implies a lack of truthfulness.
Disleglily is the adverb form describing how an action is performed, whereas dislegly is the adjective describing the noun.
Nutzungshinweise
This word is primarily encountered in artificial language aptitude tests (like the LLAMA test) to check if a learner can identify the 'dis-' (not) + 'leg' (law) + 'ly' (adjective suffix) pattern. In these tests, it functions as an adjective despite the '-ly' ending.
Häufige Fehler
Learners often assume it is an adverb because of the '-ly' suffix, but in its specific test context, it is used to modify nouns as an adjective.
Merkhilfe
Think of 'dis-' (no/not) plus 'legal'. It is 'not-legal-ly'—something that doesn't follow the law.
Wortherkunft
A constructed word for linguistic testing based on the Latin 'lex/legis' (law), the prefix 'dis-' (reversal/negation), and the English adjective suffix '-ly'.
Grammatikmuster
Kultureller Kontext
Used in psycholinguistic research and language aptitude testing to evaluate inductive learning abilities.
Schnelles Quiz
The investigation concluded that the company's disposal of chemical waste was _____, resulting in heavy fines.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: dislegly
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